Road construction



D. W. PEERY.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented itfar. 23, 19ml.

Application filed Jl'unc 7, 191.9. serial No. 862,438.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, DANIEL W. PEERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carnegie, in the county of Caddo and Edtate of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Road Gonstructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to road constructions and comprehends the provision of spaced parallel traelrs or surfaces of relatively hard material. over which the wheels of a vehicle travel, and an intermediate track or surface of suitable material to afford a soft and sound footing for the ani-' mals drawing the vehicle.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the fol lowing detailed description is talren in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

ln the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a road constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken approxiinately on line 2-2 of Fig". l.

3 is a detail view of one of the combined curbs and track bloclrs.

lln carrying out my invention l construct a road including a center traclr or surface indicated at 10, and composed of hard material of any suitable character such as concrete or the like. At the opposite sides of the road l malre use of the combined track and curb bloclis indicated in Fig. 3, where in the curb proper is indicated at 11 and the traclr portion at 12. llllanifestly, the traclr proper of each bloclr projects horizon tally from the curb at an appropriate point in the height thereof and in constructing the read these blocks are arranged end to end with that portion of the curb 11 pro leeting beneath the traclr l2 embedded in the surface. It is of course to be understood that the combined curb and traclr blocks may be constructed from any suitable material, the traclr 12 preferably of the same material, as that composed in the makeup of the track 10, and that the blocks may vary in dimensions without departing from the spirit of the invention. With a view of more securely holding the combined curb and traclr blocks together when arranged end to end, each bloclr is provided with an eye or loop i l: projecting from one end thereof and a wire tie 15 projecting from the opposite end, the wire tie 15 be ing arranged to be passed through the eye it of the adjacent bloclr and subsequently tied in any suitable manner. The intervening space between the center traclr 10 and the side traclrs 12 is filled with clay, gravel or brolren stone or other suitable material to provide a soft and sound footing for the animals drawing the vehicle. This relatively. soft track is indicated at 17'. If found necessary, each of the side tracks 12 may besecured to the adjacent edge of the center track 10 by means of a wire tie 18, which of course would be embedded in the. relatively soft traclr 17. This tie however, would only be needed on hills or grades.

it is to be further understood that in con structing a road, certain of the combined curb track blocks are properly curved to conform to the curvature or turns of the road. [is shown, the side tracks 12 are rela tively narrow compared to the similar di mension of the center traclr, the latter being of a sufficient width to permit vehicles to pass over the road in opposite directions, it being borne in mind that the wheels of the vehicle pass over one of the side tracks 12 and the center track 10, as the relatively soft track 1'2" is to be only traversed by animals. its in the usual. construction of roads, the road bed is to be slightly crowned so that the water falling up on the road would run to the opposite side into the gutters, and at an appropriate point the combined curb and track blocks are provided with openings 19 for drainage purposes.

ll desire to have it understood that what is herein shown and described is merely illus' trative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, to which l do not limit myself. and that such changes in such as material, dimensions. and configuration of parts employed may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

What ll claim is 1. ll. road construction including a center track of h ard material, combined curb and track blocks arranged at the opposite sides of the road, the traclr portions of said bloclr lift ' projecting from the latter at an appropriate point in their height and spaced from the center track, tie rods wholly embedded in the road and arranged to connect the tracks of said blocks with the center track, and means to connect the adjacent ends of the blocks together, and said blocks at the point of juncture between the track and curb being provided With a plurality of drain openings.

2. A road construction comprising a center track ofhard material, a combined track and curb block arranged at the opposite sides of the road to provide an intermediate track of soft material, the track portions of said blocks projecting from the latter at an appropriate point in the height thereof, loops projecting from the longitudinal edge of each track portion of said block, tie rods terminally embedded in the center track, and having :their opposite corresponding ends designed to receive said loops whereby the said spaced tracks are connected together, and means carried by the blocks for connecting the adjacent ends of the blocks together.

3. A road construction including a center track of hard material, combined curb and track blocks arranged at the opposite sides of the road and spaced from the center track to provide intermediate tracks of soft material, the track portions of said blocks projecting from the latter at appropriate points in their height, means for connecting the spaced tracks together, the track portion of each block being cut away to provide a recess at one end, a tie rod passed longitudinally through said track portion and formed to provide an eye arranged in said recess, the opposite, end of said rod projecting from the block, and adapted to be threaded through said eye carried in the pocket of the adjacent block, whereby said blocks are secured together.

In testimony whereof I a'fiix my signature.

DANIEL W. PEERY. 

